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whooker

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I'm thinking of buying a 10K velociraptor disc as a system drive. I want to know what campatibility issues i might run into (if any)

hope this q isn't too general, but I'm hoping for a quick easy answer (aren't we all:) )

I can provide more computer info if necessary.

DualCore Intel Pentium D 920
xp home sp3
 
I would go for a solid state disk over a Western Digital VelociRaptor hard drive. VelociRaptor hard drives create a lot of heat and fail much sooner over normal 7200 rotation per minute hard drives because they spin up to 10,000 rotations per minute.

A good solid state drive would likely last longer than a VelociRaptor and it has faster data transfer speeds.

Take a look at this:

G.SKILL Phoenix Pro Series FM-25S2S-120GBP2 120 gigabyte Solid State Drive - $187
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1378&cm_re=g.skill_ssd-_-20-231-378-_-Product

or

G.SKILL Phoenix Pro Series FM-25S2S-60GBP2 60 gigabyte Solid State Drive - $115
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ILL_Phoenix_Pro_Series-_-20-231-377-_-Product
 
those look tempting. prices seem to have come down quite a bit. The capacity is just right for my needs in a system disc. I guess my only reservation would be concern over whether you can recover data in case of failure. what do you think?
 
that is very true. Does a ssd need to be in any way compatible with motherboard? I get confused when I see apparently different SATA ratings :confused: If any can enlighten me please do:)
 
your mobo/ssd should be fine.
dont quote me but im thinking as long as its sata - the I, II, or III - doesnt matter. Iv'e read its pretty much a marketing ploy or not from those that rate sata i/o's. Im sure someone will come along and elaborate.
 
The G.SKILL Phoenix Pro Series solid state disks are over twice as fast with read and write speeds over 7200 RPM hard drives. I was going to buy a Phoenix Pro Series solid state disk for my system but I ended up spending the money on a present for my wife.

If you are going to use a solid state disk I would also use a normal hard drive for data. Use the solid state disk for your operating system and the normal hard drive for everything else.
 
Benny Boy said:
Backing up your data is a good idea no matter the drive.
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One of my bosses has this little web comic printed out on his desk. It reads:

"There are two kinds of people in this world. People who backup their data and people that wish they had."
 
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